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I was asked by DW Gregory, an award-winning playwrite form the D.C. area, to write this essay. She explores the writing process on her blog. You can find her at www.dwgregory.com. Be sure to check out "Looking Backwards Through A Microscope" while you're there. When she asked me to write this I was a bit concerned because although I've thought about my songwriting and how it comes about, I'd never tried to put it into words. But it came rather easily. So it is because of DW that you are reading this!
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMike Diehm
Release dateOct 5, 2012
ISBN9781301424092
Author
Mike Diehm
I live near Lancaster Pennsylvania. I have been writing, in various forms, for more than 35 years. Lately I've been writing mostly lyric poems and essays. I am an avid reader, bicyclist, fly fisherman and I work as a freelance graphic designer. Shameless plug - if you are in need of a book cover please visit my website. Please feel free to visit my facebook page. Thanks for checking out my books!
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My Songwriting Process - Mike Diehm
MY SONGWRITING PROCESS
BY MIKE DIEHM
Copyright Mike Diehm 2012
Smashwords Edition
No portion of this document may be used except by written permission of the author.
Edited by DW Gregory
First appeared online at www.dwgregory.com on her Blog Looking Backwards Through A Microscope
Forward by DW Gregory:
Mike Diehm, a songwriter and poet, accomplishes what I can only dream of---he writes music. As someone who has no musical talent, I stand amazed by anyone who can pull some chords together. So I asked him how he does and this is his answer.
The following is from my favorite poet, H.W. Longfellow:
"Before a blazing fire of wood
Erect a rapt musician stood;
And ever
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